Can someone tell me what this sign means?

We live in a suburb East of Cincinnati (25 miles out). I noticed a new sign on the highway that wasn't there yesterday. It was green and said "Target Enforcement Area". Is all this military stuff really going to happen? Getting scared!

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It means that if you're bargain hunting at Wal*Mart or K-Mart, you
better hide your merchandise if the Target Patrol decides to search
your car. You know how territorial these these monopolistic company
chains can be. To avoid such unpleasant scenarios, I suggest you shop
online...

I like Dinosaur's line the best. Can't you just envison a patrol of
Target "associates" stopping your car and refering to you as
their "guest" while they rifle through the vehicle looking for old K-
Mart receipts? It makes martial law seem tame by comparison :^)

We live in a suburb East of Cincinnati (25 miles out). I noticed a
new sign on the highway that wasn't there yesterday. It was green and
said "Target Enforcement Area". Is all this military stuff really
going to happen? Getting scared!
Fox

^^^^ um, hey Fox:

Shhhhhhh!!!! dont look now, but they REALLY are behind you. I live
about 150 miles maybe more away from Cinci. I am scared tooooo.

I am afraid, VERY afraid. So afraid in fact that I have cleansed my
vehicle of ALL kmart and walmart receipts. The correct way is to
pronounce it Tar Jay, it is much more exclusive that away.

Now we have a new sign that is Red and Says "Deer Crossing" with a
pic of Ken Decker on it w/gun in hand, but dont tell nobody.

The Wooster Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol has begun moving
aggressively to clean up what it says is one of the most dangerous
stretches of highway in the Wayne-Holmes area -- and it's right
outside the front doors of the patrol post.

The patrol has recently begun a target enforcement program on Dover
Road, starting at Wooster and continuing to the Wayne/Stark County
line. The action, according to trooper Matt Mossor, who is
coordinating the effort, seeks to increase motorist safety on a
length of road that has seen 307 crashes over the past five years,
including six fatal accidents. Last year alone, four people were
killed on the 15-mile stretch of highway.

Mossor said motorists can expect to see a high level of enforcement
along the stretch until at least the end of summer as troopers look
for speeders, drivers who are following too closely, motorists not
wearing their seatbelts and drivers who are not coming to complete
stops at the many crossroads.

Target Enforcement Area signs have been posted to warn of the
increased and specialized enforcement for the area, which is also
heavily traveled by Amish buggies and agricultural equipment.

This is a particularly dangerous time of year along U.S. Route 250,
particularly in the rural areas where farmers are bringing in the
harvest, Mossor said.

Of the 307 accidents during the past five years, 104 resulted in
injury. Mossor said the biggest days for accidents have been
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, accounting for slightly more than
half the total. The bulk of accidents tend to occur between 1-4 p.m.

The two worst areas for crashes are from just east of the patrol
post, between the bypass and Apple Creek, and between Kidron Road and
Mount Eaton. The trooper said 58 percent of the crashes have occurred
on these two stretches of highway.

Mossor said a large percentage of the accidents have been caused by
motorists following too close, unsafe speeds and failure to yield.

During the fall, there have also been many collisions between deer
and motor vehicles.

In addition to both moving and stationary patrols, motorists can
expect to encounter motor vehicle inspection teams and the patrol's
commercial inspection team that will be looking for overloaded
trucks. The patrol will also be enlisting the help of the Apple Creek
and Mount Eaton police departments.

"The signs are up and we're giving motorists fair warning," said
Mossor, "but they can expect to see a lot of us (troopers) for the
rest of the summer. The whole situation along this stretch has just
gotten out of hand and it's time to give it some special attention."

Anyone in CA travelling on I-5 between (south of) Buttonwillow and all
the way up to Harris Ranch had better be careful if you like to speed.
The highway patrol seems to be on some sort of campaign to help fill
the state's coffers and they are thicker than you-know-what. Most are
using Ka-band radar, but some just like to sneak up on you from
behind, the old fashioned way. They also have aircraft up which seem
to refuel at the Harris Ranch airstrip. BEWARE!